People who have been without power for several days were finding ways to make do on Wednesday.
Andrew Lehman and Clare Kirlin went to Caf Apropos after returning from vacation to a dark house, 10TV's Kurt Ludlow reported.
"I basically came to charge my phone to tell the outside world that we don't have power," Lehman said.
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"We knew there had been damage, but I didn't realize how widespread it was," Kirlin said. "I didn't realize a third of Columbus was without power."
Kirlin's employer, the Columbus Council on World Affairs, has also been without power for several days.
"I immediately came here because I had a lot of work to catch up on after having been out of the office for a while," Kirlin said. "I just plan to stay here in the morning and probably go to the library in the afternoon to do what I can."
Wendy Thaboune went to the library after the power outage interrupted her search for a receptionist job, Ludlow reported.
"I'm going through trying to still apply to places and just checking in on things," Thaboune said.
Thaboune and her family have adjusted to the situation as best they can.
"Fortunately, I did my laundry on Saturday, but it's coming to the point where I'm probably going to be doing my laundry in the next couple of days, probably at the laundromat," Thaboune said.
Corey Williams spent nearly four hours at the laundromat on Wednesday.
"It ended up being seven loads and I've spent tons of money on laundry and trying to buy food and stuff to keep up," Williams said.
Williams said his children are ready to go back to school.
"I never thought I'd hear a kid say that, but my oldest said she's ready to go back and they're pulling their hair out having to be around each other all the time," Williams said.
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